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Video Spotlight: Jammers Waffle House Band
By Spirit of Mississauga
In 2012, Harry, Josh, Jovan, Matthew and Russell of Cawthra Park SS started to play together, bringing their preferred genres of music to the table to create an intense chemistry and collaboration that came to be known as the Jammer's Waffle House. They entered their first Battle of the Bands competition at their school in December 2012 and although their original song “Biscuits and Waffles” didn’t earn them an award, their cover of Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall Part I, II and III” earned them the Best Cover Song award.
In June 2013, drummer Harry left the band to pursue his post-secondary education. When one door closes another opens, for the group this led them to welcome Nick as the band’s new drummer.
Since the release of first their CD, Greatest Hits Where’ve You Been, in June 2013, Jammer's Waffle House has won numerous competitions. They’ve played at Canada’s Wonderland, The Sound Academy, The Opera House, the Southside Shuffle and more.
In December of last year, the band won Best Band at Cawthra’s Battle of the Bands; this recognition awarded them a performance on the main stage line up for this year’s Paint the Town Red (PTTR) Canada Day celebration!
The Jammer's Wafflehouse Band will be playing on the Main Stage in Memorial Park at 1:00 p.m. Come out and support them and other local talent at PTTR, Mississauga!
Join the band for their release party for Sandcastle in the Rain on June 29 at The Rockpile!
The Rockpile
5555A Dundas St. E.
$15 at the door
By Spirit of Mississauga
In 2012, Harry, Josh, Jovan, Matthew and Russell of Cawthra Park SS started to play together, bringing their preferred genres of music to the table to create an intense chemistry and collaboration that came to be known as the Jammer's Waffle House. They entered their first Battle of the Bands competition at their school in December 2012 and although their original song “Biscuits and Waffles” didn’t earn them an award, their cover of Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall Part I, II and III” earned them the Best Cover Song award.
In June 2013, drummer Harry left the band to pursue his post-secondary education. When one door closes another opens, for the group this led them to welcome Nick as the band’s new drummer.
Since the release of first their CD, Greatest Hits Where’ve You Been, in June 2013, Jammer's Waffle House has won numerous competitions. They’ve played at Canada’s Wonderland, The Sound Academy, The Opera House, the Southside Shuffle and more.
In December of last year, the band won Best Band at Cawthra’s Battle of the Bands; this recognition awarded them a performance on the main stage line up for this year’s Paint the Town Red (PTTR) Canada Day celebration!
The Jammer's Wafflehouse Band will be playing on the Main Stage in Memorial Park at 1:00 p.m. Come out and support them and other local talent at PTTR, Mississauga!
Join the band for their release party for Sandcastle in the Rain on June 29 at The Rockpile!
The Rockpile
5555A Dundas St. E.
$15 at the door
From the pages of the Mississauga News - Sep 03, 2013
Jammer's Waffle House cooking up rock, jazz and reggae
By Mike Beggs
Jammer’s Waffle House cooking up rock, jazz and reggae There was good feedback from Jammer’s Waffle House’s EP release party, at Natty’s earlier this spring. Now, they’re back there this Friday and Saturday, during the annual Southside Shuffle.
Not bad for a bunch of 17-year-olds from Cawthra Park School of the Arts.
Matthew Hinojosa (guitar and vocals), Russell Sweeney (piano), Josh McPherson (bass), Jovan Suvajac (lead guitar), and Nick Triggs (drums) are tagged as, “Classic rock mixed with modern rock, experimental jazz, and reggae rock”.
At any given moment, they may do Barenaked Ladies’ If I Had A Million Dollars, Pink Floyd’s Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2 , Coldplay’s Yellow, or a jazz standard like Summertime, or Autumn Leaves.
The original Biscuits & Waffles is a tongue-in-cheek blues lament.
“It gets a really good reception with the crowds. It’s something people can relate to -- breakfast,” Hinojosa says, with a laugh.
Their online samples are catchy and atmospheric. The song House Of Mirrors was inspired by a visit to Roy Thomsom Hall. Forget The Time is a nice textured jam. Lose Yourself is slow and soundtrackish. The vocals are often understated and down in the mix, much like early REM, or Radiohead.
“That would be a nice compliment for our guitarist (Jovan). He’s a huge Radiohead fan,” the singer adds.
“It balances itself out nicely. We don’t try to impress people with one instrument, or soloing. It is important to have everybody heard.”
This all started with a Battle of the Bands competition at Cawthra – which they won. They more recently won again at a Mississauga Rehearsal Factory competition -- and played the Opera House, and Wonderland, over the summer.
They have a total of 12 songs written towards the follow-up to the EP, Greatest Hits: Where Have You Been. But right now, they’re just getting into the gigging.
“I think people connect,” he adds. “It’s not in your face at all. We try to be your friends on stage. We’re not trying to prove anything.”
They play from 9 p.m. to 1 p.m., Friday and Saturday at Natty’s Bar & Grill, 169 Lakeshore Rd. W. at Mississauga Rd.
From the pages of the Mississauga News - Mar 13, 2014
Nominees named for 2014 MARTYs
By Joseph Chin
MISSISSAUGA — The nominees are in for the 2014 MARTY Awards.
This year, 124 people are in the running for the awards, which celebrate the achievement of established artists in Mississauga while encouraging and supporting emerging artistic talent.
The winners will be revealed at a gala May 8 at the Living Arts Centre.
The nominees are:
• Emerging Media Arts — Adrienne Marcus Raja, Alanna Cardona, Alpha Romeo Blackburn, Annette Seip, Craig Doyle Henry, Dorothy Knight, Evan Clarke, Francesco Reale, Katarzyna Kochany, Matthew Murray, Michael Jessen, Nick Name, Yasar Shaikh.
• Established Media Arts — Bill Moniz, Grant Padley, Michael Kennedy, Walter Alza.
• Emerging Literary Arts — Amir Ahmed, Andrew James, Craig Doyle Henry, David Record, Emilia Nowicki, Ink Movement, Jermaine St. Omer, Katarzyna Kochany, Larissa Fleurette Ho, Olive Rose Steele, Peter Marrack, Peter Rowe, Rashmi Pluscec, Robert Hutchings, Thelma Wheatley, Valeria Ryrak, Wali Shah.
• Established Literary Arts — Anna Yip.
• Emerging Visual Arts — Amanda Baron, Annette Seip, Betty Zhang, Corina Amarioarei, Delroy Russell, Dorothy Knight, Erum Manzoor, Iqbal Shahid, Irene Monique Salehi, Jane Motyka, Jill Conroy, Karen McLean Plumb, Kathleen Melville, Ken McGrath, Morris Lum, Natasha Gouveia, Rachel Scrivo, Ruslana Lev, Sandra Glover Clarke, Susan Ross, William James Pate II.
• Established Visual Arts — Albert Barrocks, Ambreen Ali, Bruce Teel, Francesco Reale, Layal Annan, Maria Bida Albulet, Susan Collacott.
• Emerging Performing Arts — A.J. Saudin, Adam Filaber, Andre Anthony Reid, Aria Tesolin, Arlene Paculan, Becca Cala, Brian Hooper, Craig Doyle Henry, Daniel Hayes, David Record, Emilia Nowicki, Frank Anthony, Jay T, Joann Wanda Rossitter, Joshua Moran, Justin Covas, Kevin Brand, Matt Zadkovich, Nilson Narayan, Sagar Maria, Sara Black, Sarah-Jean Villa, Sulman Husain, Wali Shah, William James Pate II.
• Established Performing Arts — Blake McGrath, Carol McCartney, David O’Hearn, Diane Johnstone, Joel Martin, Kate Todd, Kieran Overs, Marisa Falcone, Mary Panacci, Ross MacIntyre, Roveena Gnanabaktha, Sean Pinchin, Tommy Taylor, Tyler Yarema, Walter Alza.
• Emerging Performing Arts Group — BallRoom Babies, Gigi Sisters, Hallows Die, Jammer’s Waffle House, Monster Rock Orchestra, Trouble and Daughter, We Flip Tables, Xperience Muzik.
• Established Performing Arts Group — Clarkson Music Theatre, YTGA.
• Creative Community — Alison Syer, Annette Seip, Frog in Hand, Ken McGrath, Lina Brockelhurst, Millworx.
• Volunteer of the Year — Arlene Paculan, Emilia Nowicki, YTGA, Zohra Zoberi.
• Laurie Pallett Patron of the Arts — Eleanor Calbes.
Calbes has called Mississauga home for over 30 years. After graduating from the University of The Philippines College of Music in 1961, she came to Canada and soon made her way in the music world by winning scholarships with the Royal Conservatory of Music.
She made her mark with the Canadian Opera Company before moving on to Broadway where she performed inThe King and I and Lovely Ladies and Gentlemen. She sang the part of Liat in Toronto productions of South Pacific, at the Lincoln Centre and made an appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.
Her resumé includes performances of Maria in West Side Story in Germany, a command performance for Prince Philip with pianist Victor Borge and concerts in the Great Hall of China.
Calbes was inducted into the Mississauga Walk of Fame last year.
The People’s Choice Award will also continue in 2014. The public is invited to visit the Mississauga Arts Council’s website www.mississaugaartscouncil.com to vote for their favourite artist. The voting will be open March 12 to April 25.
Now in its 20th year, the MARTYs is organized by the Mississauga Arts Council. For the first time ever, this year’s event will feature two hosts, John McAneney from The Johnny Max Band, and local media personality, Stephanie McKenzie.
The evening’s entertainment will include performances by Andre Anthony Reid, Davor Jordanovski, Leslie and Christine Ferguson from Clarkson Music Theatre, Naqi Ali Khan and the Ukrainian School of Dance.
Tickets are $25 and may be purchased by calling MAC office at 905-615-4278 or online.
The red carpet will roll out at 7 p.m. and the show will start promptly at 8 p.m.
Nominees named for 2014 MARTYs
By Joseph Chin
MISSISSAUGA — The nominees are in for the 2014 MARTY Awards.
This year, 124 people are in the running for the awards, which celebrate the achievement of established artists in Mississauga while encouraging and supporting emerging artistic talent.
The winners will be revealed at a gala May 8 at the Living Arts Centre.
The nominees are:
• Emerging Media Arts — Adrienne Marcus Raja, Alanna Cardona, Alpha Romeo Blackburn, Annette Seip, Craig Doyle Henry, Dorothy Knight, Evan Clarke, Francesco Reale, Katarzyna Kochany, Matthew Murray, Michael Jessen, Nick Name, Yasar Shaikh.
• Established Media Arts — Bill Moniz, Grant Padley, Michael Kennedy, Walter Alza.
• Emerging Literary Arts — Amir Ahmed, Andrew James, Craig Doyle Henry, David Record, Emilia Nowicki, Ink Movement, Jermaine St. Omer, Katarzyna Kochany, Larissa Fleurette Ho, Olive Rose Steele, Peter Marrack, Peter Rowe, Rashmi Pluscec, Robert Hutchings, Thelma Wheatley, Valeria Ryrak, Wali Shah.
• Established Literary Arts — Anna Yip.
• Emerging Visual Arts — Amanda Baron, Annette Seip, Betty Zhang, Corina Amarioarei, Delroy Russell, Dorothy Knight, Erum Manzoor, Iqbal Shahid, Irene Monique Salehi, Jane Motyka, Jill Conroy, Karen McLean Plumb, Kathleen Melville, Ken McGrath, Morris Lum, Natasha Gouveia, Rachel Scrivo, Ruslana Lev, Sandra Glover Clarke, Susan Ross, William James Pate II.
• Established Visual Arts — Albert Barrocks, Ambreen Ali, Bruce Teel, Francesco Reale, Layal Annan, Maria Bida Albulet, Susan Collacott.
• Emerging Performing Arts — A.J. Saudin, Adam Filaber, Andre Anthony Reid, Aria Tesolin, Arlene Paculan, Becca Cala, Brian Hooper, Craig Doyle Henry, Daniel Hayes, David Record, Emilia Nowicki, Frank Anthony, Jay T, Joann Wanda Rossitter, Joshua Moran, Justin Covas, Kevin Brand, Matt Zadkovich, Nilson Narayan, Sagar Maria, Sara Black, Sarah-Jean Villa, Sulman Husain, Wali Shah, William James Pate II.
• Established Performing Arts — Blake McGrath, Carol McCartney, David O’Hearn, Diane Johnstone, Joel Martin, Kate Todd, Kieran Overs, Marisa Falcone, Mary Panacci, Ross MacIntyre, Roveena Gnanabaktha, Sean Pinchin, Tommy Taylor, Tyler Yarema, Walter Alza.
• Emerging Performing Arts Group — BallRoom Babies, Gigi Sisters, Hallows Die, Jammer’s Waffle House, Monster Rock Orchestra, Trouble and Daughter, We Flip Tables, Xperience Muzik.
• Established Performing Arts Group — Clarkson Music Theatre, YTGA.
• Creative Community — Alison Syer, Annette Seip, Frog in Hand, Ken McGrath, Lina Brockelhurst, Millworx.
• Volunteer of the Year — Arlene Paculan, Emilia Nowicki, YTGA, Zohra Zoberi.
• Laurie Pallett Patron of the Arts — Eleanor Calbes.
Calbes has called Mississauga home for over 30 years. After graduating from the University of The Philippines College of Music in 1961, she came to Canada and soon made her way in the music world by winning scholarships with the Royal Conservatory of Music.
She made her mark with the Canadian Opera Company before moving on to Broadway where she performed inThe King and I and Lovely Ladies and Gentlemen. She sang the part of Liat in Toronto productions of South Pacific, at the Lincoln Centre and made an appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.
Her resumé includes performances of Maria in West Side Story in Germany, a command performance for Prince Philip with pianist Victor Borge and concerts in the Great Hall of China.
Calbes was inducted into the Mississauga Walk of Fame last year.
The People’s Choice Award will also continue in 2014. The public is invited to visit the Mississauga Arts Council’s website www.mississaugaartscouncil.com to vote for their favourite artist. The voting will be open March 12 to April 25.
Now in its 20th year, the MARTYs is organized by the Mississauga Arts Council. For the first time ever, this year’s event will feature two hosts, John McAneney from The Johnny Max Band, and local media personality, Stephanie McKenzie.
The evening’s entertainment will include performances by Andre Anthony Reid, Davor Jordanovski, Leslie and Christine Ferguson from Clarkson Music Theatre, Naqi Ali Khan and the Ukrainian School of Dance.
Tickets are $25 and may be purchased by calling MAC office at 905-615-4278 or online.
The red carpet will roll out at 7 p.m. and the show will start promptly at 8 p.m.
Awards and Prizes
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July 2014
YMCA Rep Your Region Competition - Mississauga,ON - 3rd Place March 2014 Nominated for a 2014 Mississauga Art Award (MARTYS) in the category of Emerging Performance Arts Group December 2013 Cawthra Park Secondary School - Battle of the Bands - Best Band 1st Place - Perform in Port Credit's 2014 Paint The Town Red Canada Day Celebration - People's Choice Award - Best Keyboardist - Russell - Best Instrumentalist - Jovan November 2013 Supernova Industry Showdown 2013 City Finals - The Sound Academy - Toronto, ON - Grand Prize Winner - 3 Month Consultation with Coalition Music August 2013 Supernova Road to Canada's Wonderland 2013 Qualifier - The Rehearsal Factory - Mississauga, ON - 1st Place - Perform at Canada's Wonderland November 2012 Cawthra Park Secondary School - Battle of the Bands - Mississauga, ON - Best Cover Song - Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall Pt I, II, & III - Best Drummer - Harry |